Creative Labs SB EXTIGY

SB EXTIGY EXTERNAL SOUND CARD USB BF (PC) Hook-up to your PC or notebook with the hassle-free external USB connection
Experience high-definition audio with 24-bit multi-channel performance with 100dB SNR clarity
Transform your PC into a home-theater system with Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound
Enrich your listening experience with innovative EAX ADVANCED HD music enhancement tools
An Easy-to-Use External Audio Solution
Introducing Sound Blaster Extigy—the fully external Sound Blaster for your PC or notebook. Simply connect it to the outside of your PC or notebook and experience stunning digital audio fidelity with Sound Blaster Extigy's 24bit/96kHz DACs at 100dB SNR clarity.

Quick Installation with USB
Skip the hassle of opening up your PC case. Sound Blaster Extigy easily plugs into any available USB port on your PC or notebook. Connect your speakers, load the Sound Blaster Extigy's suite of software and elevate your music listening experience forever.

Connect Your Digital and Analog Devices
With an emphasis on versatility, you can now connect your PC or notebook to most digital entertainment devices such as DVD players, CD and MP3 players, MIDI devices, stereo and multi-channel speakers, headphones and more. Featured ports include Optical and MIDI In/Out, SPDIF-In, Line-In and Mic-In.

Tweak Your Sound from Across the Room
Convenient and fun, the front panel control knobs and wireless remote provide you with total control of your sound experience. If you own surround sound speakers, you will love the one-touch CMSS button that turns any stereo recording, including MP3 and WMA music files, into a surround sound masterpiece.

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® ADVANCED HD™, Advanced Audio and 3D Audio Technology

User-selectable speaker settings
Improved Creative Multi Speaker Surround® (CMSS®) technology accurately places anymono or stereo source in a 360º audio space
Realistic EAX® technology reverb, panning and elevation effects bring life to your music and games
Advanced Time-Scaling feature allows variable playback duration without altering pitch of original content
Powerful Audio Clean-Up feature removes noise and 'clicks' from playback of vinyl disk or cassette tape recordings
Dynamic Dolby® Digital Playback

Dolby® Laboratory approved hardware Dolby® Digital decoding that does not rely on the host processor power for decoding, resulting in a consistent Dolby® Digital playback that does not depend on the software or hardware DVD player
Dedicated Dolby® Digital (AC-3) hardware DSP decoder with support of up to 24-bit I/O data format.
Ability to decode Dolby® Digital streams from optical, coaxial SPDIF input or host PC via USB connection
The built-in 24-bit DACs provide optimum audio resolution for Dolby® Digital playback, making it the perfect partner for DVD applications
Optimum bass management feature allows speakers of different sizes to be accommodated - be it Creative® Inspire range™ of 5.1 channel speakers or '6-channel ready' home A/V amplifiers.
Provides mixing of Dolby® Digital audio with the real-time game play audio effects - a feature that a normal consumer Dolby® Digital A/V receiver is not capable of supporting.
Advanced USB Features

Optimized dynamic bandwidth allocation architecture for audio data transfer via USB bus. This architecture provides support of simultaneous playback of a 5.1 multi-channel audio together with a compressed Dolby® Digital (AC-3) stream while supporting a full duplex recording session. This is ideal for playing 3D games with Dolby® Digital tracks.
The dynamic bandwidth allocation architecture is ideal for playing 3D games or applications with Dolby® Digital tracks that simultaneously supports voice recognition for command and control
MIDI I/O connection to PC via high speed USB assures reliable, immediate MIDI transfers for professional quality MIDI recording and/or playback
Works as a standalone unit or with more functionality when connected to the PC via the USB connection
Sound Blaster® Extigy™ Front Panel Interface
Input / Output Connectors, Control Knobs and Display Indicators

One square connector for Optical SPDIF Input
One square connector for Optical SPDIF Output
One 3.5mm (1/8") connector for stereo analog Line Input
One 3.5mm (1/8") connector for mono analog Microphone Input
One 3.5mm (1/8") connector for stereo analog Headphone Out
One Infrared sensor for receiving information from the Remote Control unit
One control knob / button each for Microphone gain control, Master Volume digital gain control, CMSS™ button and Power button
One status display indicator each for Power, Remote Control, CMSS™ and Dolby® Digital
Sound Blaster® Extigy™ Rear Panel Interface
Input / Output connectors

One 3.5mm (1/8") connector for stereo analog Front Left and Right Speaker Output
One 3.5mm (1/8") connector for stereo analog Rear Left and Right Speaker Output
One 3.5mm (1/8") connector for analog Center Speaker and Subwoofer Output
One 3.5mm (1/8") 4-pole connector for 2, 4 or 5.1 digital speaker output to Cambridge SoundWorks® or Creative® Inspire™ range of speakers
One RCA / Coaxial connector for SPDIF Input
One standard 5-pin DIN connector for MIDI Input
One standard 5-pin DIN connector for MIDI Output
One USB connector (Type B)
One Power Supply Input connector (12VDC Input)
Works with the Following Standards

Windows® 98SE, 2000, Me and XP
Sound Blaster® MIDI and General MIDI
Plug and Play™
EAX® ADVANCED HD™ for music
EAX®
Microsoft® DirectSound®
USB 1.1
DirectSound®3D & derivatives
Dolby® Digital
USB 1.1
Sound Blaster® Extigy™ Audio Performance

Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted) = 100dB
Crosstalk (Left/Right and vice versa) = -97dB
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise at 1kHz (A-Weighted) = 0.006%
Frequency Response at -3dBr = < 10Hz to 23kHz
Specifications are based on digital-to-analog audio playback (e.g. CDDA, WAV, MP3, Dolby® Digital)